As General Lee waited for the daylight of dawn to survey the battlefield, he was dead set on a plan of offensive operations. He informed General Longstreet that his plan of attack would probably require the the First Corps divisions of generals Lafayette, McLaws, and John Bell Hood.
Major General Alfred Pleasonton commanded the Union's cavalry corps at the Battle of Gettysburg. His cavalry commanders helped to win the Battle of Gettysburg for the Union.
No George G. Meade survived the the Battle of Gettysburg and remained the commander of the Federal Army of the Potomac until the end of the war. Even after Grant came to the Eastern Theater of Operations, Meade was not removed from his position.
Robert E. Lee, for most of the Civil War the commanding general of the Confederate Army, was in command at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). His forces failed to defeat the Union's Army of the Potomac and retreated back to Virginia.
Lee commanded Lee's army at Gettysburg.
General Robert E. Lee
Union - General George Meade Confederacy - General Robert E. Lee
Major General Alfred Pleasonton commanded the Union's cavalry corps at the Battle of Gettysburg. His cavalry commanders helped to win the Battle of Gettysburg for the Union.
General Alfred Pleasonton led the Union's Cavalry Corps under General Meade at the US Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. His commanders helped to protect the Union's flank on the last day of the battle.
Most modern day historians cite General US Grant as the best and most likely Union general to place great great value in offensive military operations. The best example of his favoring offensive operations was his Overland campaign in Virginia in the Spring of 1864.
The correct method to answering this question is to refer to the historically correct Orders of Battle. By using this method the following answers are true. The Order of Battle for the South at the Battle of Gettysburg was:1. General Lee 4. General Early2. General Longstreet 5. General Stuart3. General HillFor the North1. General Meade 6. General Sedwich2. General Reynolds 7. General Howard3. General Hancock 8. General Slocum4. General Sickles 9. General Pleasonton5. General SykesOrder of Battle for the South at the Battle of Atlanta1. General Johnston 4. General Polk2. General Hardee 5. General Wheeler3. General HoodFor the North- Army Commander, not Corps Commanders*1. General Sherman2. General McPherson3. General Thomas4. General Scofield* List of Corps Commanders is too long.
General Lee had waken well before the break of dawn on the second day of battle at Gettysburg. He returned to Seminary Ridge but could not formulate a plan of action until the light of dawn gave him a clear view of the battlefield. Whatever that specific plan might have been, Lee's mindset was one of conducting a set of offensive operations against Meade's Army of the Potomac.
Experienced Confederate generals Longstreet and Alexander believed that General Lee's best tactical move on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg was to create a defensive line on Seminary Ridge. In their judgment, this would have compelled Union General Meade to attack the well established Rebel lines for both tactical reasons and for also political ones as well. It's clear that the presence of the Army of Northern Virginia established now as far north as Pennsylvania would demand offensive operations from the Army of the Potomac.
The commanders were: General Rosencrans for the Union and General Braxton Bragg for the Confederacy.
No George G. Meade survived the the Battle of Gettysburg and remained the commander of the Federal Army of the Potomac until the end of the war. Even after Grant came to the Eastern Theater of Operations, Meade was not removed from his position.
Robert E. Lee, for most of the Civil War the commanding general of the Confederate Army, was in command at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). His forces failed to defeat the Union's Army of the Potomac and retreated back to Virginia.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1st, 2nd and 3rd 1863. Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania. It is considered by many that this battle was the turning point of the war. After the battle, Confederate General Robert E. Lee would never again conduct offensive operations north of the Potomac River. The battle is sometimes referred to as "The High Tide of the Confederacy".
Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg.